#film-industry

#film-industry

Each year, a lucky handful of major, mainstream movies are inundated with predictions that they will flop commercially due to their inclusion of progressive themes, values or characters. Most recently, Superman was hit by such claims after director James Gunn referred to the superhero as an immigrant, with even Dean Cain, former Superman actor, hitting back at Gunn's characterisation of the crime fighter. Go broke, though? Not quite: Superman is one of this year's highest earners at the box office.

Audiences may also be wary: A recent survey of 5,000 people across the US, UK, Europe, and Australia by Baringa, a management consulting firm, found that 53% of US consumers would feel uncomfortable watching content touched by AI. Despite some startups' cautious approach, the usage of AI raises legal and existential questions about what stories get told, who gets to tell them, and how audiences will connect with the next era of entertainment.

NBCUniversal has won a bidding war to acquire all non-publishing rights to Robert Ludlum's Bourne and Treadstone properties in perpetuity, marking a significant expansion of the franchise.

Spike Lee will host a Pop-Up Stoop Sale on Aug. 9 at his production company, 40 Acres and Mule Filmworks, featuring vintage items and live merchandise signing.

Metro Private Cinema reimagines public film experiences, offering twenty private screening rooms designed for intimacy and comfort, accommodating groups of four to twenty.

Kevin Feige acknowledged that Marvel produced over 100 hours of stories between 2019 and now, leading to an overwhelming experience for audiences.

Tom Troupe, a significant figure in film and television, passed away from natural causes in Beverly Hills just days after celebrating his 97th birthday.

Ari Aster's new film is a two-and-a-half-hour dark comedy depicting a politically fraught New Mexico town during COVID-19, igniting reactions at its Cannes premiere.

Tron: Ares follows a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind's first encounter with A.I. beings.

I just think that it's lazy on the part of the studio. When Universal Pictures president Peter Cramer told him the studio was planning a remake, he asked to direct it not out of enthusiasm, but out of concern over how another director might interfere with the version of the story he and Sanders put on screen.

"A lot of these states are getting these credit programs. Some people call it a race to the bottom, and I get that. But I'm from here and I'm telling you we have a chance to make really something cool."

Elio is remembered as one of the big box office flops of 2025 despite being beloved by viewers and visually beautiful, resulting in the worst performance in Pixar's history.

"It's so grim, like a sad company town where the mill is closing," one anonymous executive told the publication.

Johansson faced initial setbacks in her acting career, including being rejected by an agent due to her unconventional voice, which she humorously described as sounding like a whiskey-drinking, chain-smoking fool.

Movies used to be explicitly funny, with audiences expecting to pay for laughter. Now, humor has become a tone diluted across various genres, failing to deliver true comedy.

The release of Jurassic Park 32 years ago marked a moment in cinematic history with groundbreaking CGI; however, it led to a reliance on formulaic storytelling.

From the peak of the Eiffel Tower to the treacherous waters of Niagara Falls, Cat's iconic hat was 'pictured' at different world monuments, but fans weren't easily enchanted by the stunt, throwing around some scathing AI allegations.

Bryn Mooser and Natasha Lyonne co-founded Asteria to leverage generative AI for filmmaking in a way they describe as 'ethical,' despite facing industry backlash.

"We are thrilled to invite this esteemed class of artists, technologists, and professionals to join the Academy," Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said.

Danny was very good in articulating specifically what he loved about '28 Days Later.' He talked more now than he did at the time.

I needed rebooting. I need to wake the (expletive) up in some areas, and it just meant a lot to me.